On arrival, the Puritans and other religious sects discussed who legally owns all this land. They had to decide this, not just because of Anglo-Saxon traditions, but because their particular way of farming was based on individual--not communal or tribal--ownership … Since then, European settler states have similarly declared god their real estate agent: from the Boers seizing South Africa to the Zionists seizing Palestine.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 16:41:01 +0000
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